SAS Jeeps. (Now it's finished)

 

Finally.

Got the camera out and took some decent pictures.

In-depth article coming soon...

SAS Project complete (almost)

 

Almost.

With the exception of a few finishing touches, I'm calling this one done. Finally !

More detailed photo's to come when I break out the camera gear but in the meantime, here are a few shots taken with my phone.

Go Figure

 

A word about the figures.

The figures I have used here are from two sets by Russian manufacturer, Soga Miniatures; sets 3567 & 3569. I have swapped the heads around and replaced a couple of them with heads from Hornet and Mantis just to mix things up a little. Images from their boxart below:

I found this really useful image on the internet of an SAS officer and this was the template for the paint scheme on the figures. I guess only the SAS can rock the socks and sandals look.

So this is where I ended up. This is the standing .50 cal gunner but the other three are painted pretty much the same.

Flesh:

Base colour:        Vallejo 876 Brown Sand

Shadow:            add Vallejo 859 Black Red

Highlights:        add Vallejo 815 Basic Skintone

Beard / Hair:

Base colour:        AK Gen3 11111 Burnt Umber

Shadow:            add AK Gen3 11029 Black

Highlights:        add AK Gen3 11009 Warm Grey

Shirt:

Base colour:        Lifecolor UA442 British Uniform Yellow Tone Gears

Shadow1:            add Vallejo 873 Field Drab

Shadow2:            add AK Gen3 11111 Burnt Umber into Shadow 1

Highlights:        add Vallejo 976 Buff

Shorts:

Base colour:        50% AK Gen3 11436 Canvas & 50% AK 3072 Green Ochre

Shadow:            add AK Gen3 11111 Burnt Umber

Highlight1:        add more AK 3072 Green Ochre

Highlight2:        add Vallejo 986 Deck Tan into Highlight 1

Webbing:

Base colour:       Vallejo 886 Green Grey

Shadow:            add AK Gen3 11111 Burnt Umber

Highlights:         add AK Gen3 11009 Warm Grey

Socks:

Base colour:       Vallejo 872 Chocolate Brown

Shadow:            add AK Gen3 11029 Black

Highlights:         add Vallejo 819 Iraqi Sand

Sandals:

Base colour:      50% Vallejo 872 Chocolate Brown & 50% 875 Beige Brown

Shadow1:            add more 872 Chocolate Brown

Shadow2:            add  AK Gen3 11029 Black into Shadow 1

Highlights:         add more Vallejo 875 Beige Brown

Scuffs and scratches:        Vallejo 819 Iraqi Sand

Final Glaze:    Thinned Scalecolor Chestnut Ink to mid-tones only

A little more SAS jeep progress

 

More Progress !

Slow going at the moment but jeep No.1 is about ready and I'm making some progress on painting the stowage of jeep No.2. The subsequent dust layers will tone all of this down somewhat and blend everything together.

Anyway, some teaser shots just to prove I'm still working !

SAS Jeep Update

 

Chippety, chip, chip.

 

Progress !

I've begun the oh so tedious task of chipping. Well, one of the jeeps anyway, but it's a start.

Certainly not a quick process and one that is best accomplished over several sessions.

It is always difficult to judge the effect, especially on a light surface, but I imagine these jeeps would have looked slightly the worse for wear.

Process here is an initial round of sponge chips using a lighter version of the base colour; in this case ModelAir 075 Sand. Once this is complete the centre of some of the chips is filled in with 941 Burnt Umber. For the deeper chipping I used 822 German Camo Black Brown.

As you can see, the effect looks quite harsh here but we have to bear in mind that this before the pin wash and the whole thing will get toned down with the dust layers later on.

That's it for a while, still a lot of this nonsense to do yet.

Until the next time.

SAS Jeep Painting

Finally got around to slapping some paint about.

As you can see, I've started painting the details and thought I would start by getting the jerry cans out of the way. These are a big chunk of work as there are 15 per jeep and I always like to get the stowage out of the way early, this ensures I don't rush it all at the end.

Paint call outs are below, if only to remind me what I'm doing as I go along.

This may take some time !

Jeeps

Base:

Base colour:            Modelair 027 Light Brown

Post shading:          Modelair 043 Olive Drab, then over sprayed with 027 to soften effect.

Cloudy highlights:    add Modelair 075 Sand to base colour.

Filters:

Wheels, Wheel wells and chassis    Mig 1504 Brown for Desert Yellow Filter

Upper Body & remainder of parts    Mig 1503 Ochre for Light Sand Filter

Chipping:

Lower areas:           Modelair 027 Light Brown

Upper areas:           Mix of 027 Light Brown & 075 Sand, then pure 075 Sand

Heavy chipping:      841 Burnt Umber & 822 GC Black Brown for deeper chips

Washes:

Pin Wash                AK066 Wash for DAK Vehicles

So I came to do some more of this and found that the AK wash now left a gritty finish that wouldn't blend out, maybe the jar has a shelf life but I won't be using it again. For the lower chassis I'm using the Mig Ammo Starship Bay Sludge Oilbrusher which is a similar colour. For the upper part of the vehicle and the main pin washes it'll be Abt.502 oil 007 Raw Umber.

Details

Exhaust:

Base colour:            Panzer Aces 304 Track Primer

Tyres:

Base colour:            Lifecolor 733 Tire Black

German Jerry Cans:

Base colour:            914 Green Ochre

Dry Brush (chips):   941 Burnt Umber

Highlight:                 914 Green Ochre & 976 Buff (mapping)

Pin Wash                AK066 Wash for DAK Vehicles

British Jerry Cans & Helmets:

Base colour:            Modelair 028 Sand Yellow

Filter:                       Either, Mig P246 Grey for Bright Green, Mig 1505 Grey for Yellow                                            Sand, or Mig 1503 Ochre for Light Sand

Chipping:                 941 Burnt Umber (Do not sponge, use drybrush for scuffs & detail brush                                 for chips). 822 GC Black Brown for deeper chips

Mapping:                 028 Sand Yellow & 075 Sand (thinned, also for scratches)

Pin Wash:                AK066 Wash for DAK Vehicles

Staining:                  Dab with Vallejo 521 Oiled Earth Wash, thinned to taste

Final highlight:         Buff Oilbrusher, decanted on to card

Jerry Can (Rack) Straps & Jeep Seats:

Base colour:            988 Khaki

Shade:                    add 822 GC Black Brown

Highlight:                 add 986 Deck Tan

Canvas Bucket:

Base colour:            Panzer Aces 314 Canvas

Shade:                    add 887 Brown Violet then add 950 Black for deeper shadows

Highlight:                 add Lifecolor UA430 HBT Light

Straps:                    as Jerry Can (rack) straps above

Wooden Tool Handles:

Base colour:            Panzer Aces 310 Old Wood

Shade:                    add 822 GC Black Brown

Highlight:                 add 976 Buff

Wash:                    Scalecolor Chestnut Ink

Shovel Head:

Base colour:            Panzer Aces 304 Track Primer

Drybrush:                Vallejo 721 Burnt Iron then 703 Dark Aluminium

Highlight:                Stipple 304 Track Primer over unworn sections

Rope:

Base colour:            912 Tan Yellow

Shade:                    add 941 Burnt Umber

Highlight:                add 837 Pale Sand

US Ammo boxes & Selected Jerry Cans:

Base colour:           Tamiya XF49 Khaki

Wash:                      Abt.502 007 Raw Umber

Highlight:                XF49 Khaki & Buff

British Ammo box & Bren case:

Base colour:           Tamiya XF64 Red Brown

Filter:                      TBC

Highlight:                TBC

SAS Desert Raiders (Part 2)

So it is that time of year again where I get very little modelling done, life turns to more external pursuits to take advantage of the warmer weather and longer days.

Oh, and I binge watched eight seasons of Game of Thrones to see what all the fuss was about. (Less said about that the better, I think.)

However, I did finally manage to get Jeep No.2 ready for painting. Pretty much more of the same as I have already posted in part 1 but a slightly different armament set-up and different stowage arrangement on this one.

The sharp-eyed among you will notice that the handles for the .50 cal are missing. I haven't forgotten them, these are moulded into the hands of the gunner figure, this gives it a far more natural look.

There are also a couple of other bits and pieces that I will add as painting progresses but I am quickly getting to a point where these things are very fragile now and the more I can leave off at this stage the better.

So without further ado, here are both jeeps all ready to be dismantled and painted (don't forget all of this still comes apart into a gazillion pieces !).

So the next job is to tidy up this sorry looking bunch of ruffians and get them settled in their seats. 

Until the next action-packed episode; stay tuned !

Part 3 coming soon